Pride celebrations kick off in West Hollywood

AND CONTINUES TO BACK THAT CURRICULUM MEANWHILE A VERY DIFFERENT SCENE TONIGHT IN WEST HOLLYWOOD WHERE WE HELP WRITE 2023 IS KICKING INTO HIGH GEAR, BUT IT'S ONE OF THE LARGEST LGBTQ FESTIVALS IN THE WORLD. >> AND IT'S ALL HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND WHILE THE PARADE HAS BEEN AROUND FOR DECADES, THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND TIME, WEST HOLLYWOOD IS HOSTING ITS OWN PRIDE WEEKEND AND IN THE EPICENTER OF IT ALL TONIGHT KTLA JOB KNOW JOINS US LIVE FROM WEHO WITH MORE HI JOHN. >> WE SHARE MICAH GOOD EVENING TO YOU AT THE CENTER IS RIGHT THE PARTY IS JUST GETTING STARTED HERE AND WEST HOLLYWOOD WE'VE BEEN HAVING A GREAT TIME ALL DAY LONG LISTENING TO PEOPLE'S STORIES AND GETTING A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT ALL THE GLITZ THE GLAMOUR AND THE MUSIC. THIS PRIDE WEEKEND. WEST HOLLYWOOD PRIDE WEEKEND IS BACK AND BIGGER THAN EVER WE CAN ALREADY SEE PEOPLE ARE COMING ALIVE, THE STREETS ARE GOING TO BE POPPING HERE PRETTY SOON. >> BUT IT'S A GREAT TIME TO COME TOGETHER THE THREE-DAY EVENT IS A CELEBRATION OF UNITY INCLUSION DIVERSITY AND EXPRESSION WITHIN THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY, YES, VERY PROUD. >> ANYBODY COMING INTO WEST HOLLYWOOD. THEY'RE GOING TO LEAVE FEELING LIKE THEY'RE PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER EVENT ORGANIZER LEAD-OUT SAYS THE TIMING OF THIS YEAR'S EVENT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT THE ENERGY FIELDS REALLY POSITIVE THIS YEAR I THINK WITH EVERYTHING GOING POLITICALLY I THINK PEOPLE ARE REALLY READY TO CELEBRATE THE MUSIC FILLED WEEKEND BEGINS WITH A FREE STAR-STUDDED CONCERT FRIDAY NIGHT FEATURING IDINA MENZEL JESSE WHERE SHE ANGELA INTO NOT SHAPE. IT'S IMPORTANT TO PUSH POSITIVITY JUST TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WE LIKED. THEIR SUPPORTERS. AND ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE'S A LOT OF HATE BEEN SPILT CONCERTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND ON 2 ADDITIONAL STAGES, GRACE JONES IS HEADLINING ON SATURDAY CARLY RAE JEPSEN WILL CLOSE OUT SUNDAY. THE WEEKEND WILL ALSO FEATURE FREE EVENTS SUCH AS THE ANNUAL STREET FAIR STRETCHING FROM LAST SEASON AGO TO DO HEANEY COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE STAGES THE WOMEN'S FREEDOM FESTIVAL. AND OF COURSE A DAZZLING PRIDE PARADE AND OUR PARADE ICONS INCLUDE RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE LATE ASHLEY NIECY NASH BATS AND JESSICA BETTS AS WELL AS MELISSA MCCARTHY ORGANIZERS SAY THE DAY'S EVENTS ARE 100% FAMILY-FRIENDLY A POINT NOT LOST ON DANNY ROMAN AND HIS HUSBAND VISIBILITY IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S JUST. >> YOU KNOW WHERE YOUNG FAMILY LIVING IN LOS ANGELES WE EQUAL RIGHTS WE WANT EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND WHO WE ARE. WE'RE NOT A THREAT AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE PROUD OF WHO YOU ARE ESPECIALLY THIS TIME LONGTIME ATTENDEES REMIND US THAT PRIDE IS MORE THAN JUST PARADES AND PARTIES. >> PRIDE EVOLVED OUT OF PROTESTS AGAINST HATE AND DISCRIMINATION DIRECTED LGBTQ PEOPLE EVERYBODY NEED TO MIND HIS OWN BUSINESS. >> LET PEOPLE EXPRESS THEM SAID THIS IS AMAZING THE GATE IS A LITTLE BIT CHILLY AS YOU GO INTO THIS STORY. >> LOTS OF STREET CLOSURES TO TELL YOU ABOUT HERE IN WEST HOLLYWOOD, INCLUDING SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND LANES FROM LAST TO GET TO DO ANY ALSO CLOSE AND BETWEEN SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD AND MELROSE FOR A FULL LIST OF CLOSURES AND OTHER STREET RESTRICTIONS HEAD OVER TO OUR WEBSITE KTLA DOT COM YOU'LL ALSO FIND ALL OF THE WEEKEND'S EVENT INFO THERE IF YOU STILL WANT TO BUY TICKETS TO SOME OF THE BIG SHOWS YOU CAN GET THEM AT WE HOPE RI DOT COM KTLA IS GOING TO BE OUT HERE ALL WEEKEND LONG THE PARADE STARTS AT NOON AND AGAIN WE WILL BE THERE FOR NOW REPORTING LIVE IN WEST JOHNSON >> SITTING BACK TO YOU GUYS IN THE STUDIO ALL RIGHT JOHN. THANK YOU AND DON'T FORGET OUR LIVE COVERAGE OF THE PARADE STARTS AT 01:00PM ON SUNDAY. >> JOIN ME PEDRO

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Length: 3min 42sec (222 seconds)

Published: Sat Jun 03 2023